Dirty old man alert! A woman at a staffing agency was allegedly locked in a room and forced to watch pornography. Reports of more than one victim and others encouraged to come forward. [Annandale Patch] [Washington Post]
Woman who says she has lawfully facilitated the placement and foreign employment of probably 3,200 Sri Lankans and claims she is wrongfully charged with trafficking has court date postponed. [Daily Mirror]
A Scottish law firm has launched an iPhone app which will help employers calculate compensation claims. What are your go to apps for iPhone or Android in business and staffing? [BBC News Scotland Business]
Green Planet Group, Inc. GNPG +4.00% announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lumea Inc., has acquired an additional $4 million light industrial staffing business in the Mid West. [Market Watch]
New regulations announced by the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on credit scores and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) should not affect employers that use employment credit reports that do not contain credit scores. Credit reports provided by background screening firms do NOT contain credit cores. [Employment Screening Resources News]
Temporary placement firm Advantage Staffing named Paul Bordonaro to direct operations in Connecticut and the Northeast region. [Hartford Business]
